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Adsorption of Indigo Carmine from Aqueous Solution by Chitosan and Chitosan/Activated Carbon Composite: Kinetics, Isotherms and Thermodynamics Studies

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Activated carbon (AC) obtained from peanut shell, chitosan (CH) obtained from crab shell, and prepared chitosan/ activated carbon (CH/AC) composite were studied in a batch system for the adsorption of indigo carmine (IC) from aqueous solution. Characterizations of AC, CH, and CH/AC were investigated by FTIR, SEM, XRD, zero-point charge pHpzc, thermal analysis, surface area BET, and pore-size distribution. Adsorbent weight (0.01–0.1 g), initial pH solution (2–10), initial indigo carmine concentration (10–50 mg/l) and contact time (0–60 min) were used as parameters in the adsorption equilibrium experiments. Pseudo-second-order kinetic model was found to describe the adsorption process better than pseudo-first-order kinetic model. Langmuir, Freundlich, and Temkin isotherms applied to the adsorption data reveal that AC and CH/AC best fitted Langmuir and Freundlich models when CH data fitted Temkin model with maximum adsorption capacities of 82.64 mg/g for AC, 96.15 mg/g for CH, and 208.33 mg/g for CH/AC at 30 °C. Thermodynamic parameters such as standard Gibbs free energy (ΔG°), standard enthalpy (ΔH°), and standard entropy (ΔS°) were -23.42 kJ/mol, 10.66 kJ/mol, and 112.40 J/K/mol, respectively for CH/AC. The negative value of ΔG° and a positive value of ΔH° indicate that the removal of indigo carmine by CH/AC is spontaneous and an endothermic process.

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  1. Laboratoire de Chimie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement (LCEE), Ecole Normale Supérieure de Natitingou, Natitingou, Republic of Benin

    Jacques K. Fatombi, Esta A. Idohou & Ignace Agani

  2. Laboratoire d’Expertise et de Recherche en Chimie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement (LERCEE), UAC, Cotonou, Republic of Benin

    Jacques K. Fatombi & Taofiki Aminou

  3. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology of Natitingou, University National of Sciences, Technics, Engineering and Mathematics (UNSTIM), Natitingou, Republic of Benin

    Sèmiyou A. Osseni

  4. Centre d’Elaboration de Matériaux et d’Etudes Structurales, Université de Toulouse - UPS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, BP 94347, 31055, Toulouse, Cedex 4, France

    Sèmiyou A. Osseni, David Neumeyer, Marc Verelst & Robert Mauricot

  5. ChromaLys SA, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, BP 94347, 31055, Toulouse, Cedex 4, France

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Fatombi, J.K., Idohou, E.A., Osseni, S.A. et al. Adsorption of Indigo Carmine from Aqueous Solution by Chitosan and Chitosan/Activated Carbon Composite: Kinetics, Isotherms and Thermodynamics Studies. Fibers Polym 20, 1820–1832 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-019-1107-y

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